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GY303 Igneous Petrology Exercise

Binary Phase Diagram Exercise B

Phase Diagram Exercise for Binary Systems

Problem 1. Figure 2 is the binary phase diagram for the Anorthite-Diopside system. With this
diagram calculate the following assuming equilibrium crystallization:

Composition X %Melt Comp. of Melt %Solid Comp. Solid


(%CaMgSi2O6
+%CaAl2Si2O8 ) (%Di+%An)

T = 1600 __100_ _15 + 85___ __ 0 ___ ___NA___


T = 1400 __38__ _40 + 60___ ___62__ ___100 An_
T = 1270 __24__ __63 + 37__ ___76__ ___100 An_
T = 1250 __0 ___ ____NA____ ___100__ ___15Di+85An__

With the above data, use Figure 1 to draw a picture of a pluton that would result from the
crystallization of composition X under fractional crystallization conditions. Use labels to clearly
label mineral percentages in different portions of the pluton. Use lines to separate portions of the
pluton where significant changes in mineral percentages (and therefore rock type) occur. The
division lines between the various rock types should reflect the relative percentage of rock types
as determined from the crystallization history.

Figure 1: Magma Chamber for fractional X.

Composition Y %Melt Comp. of Melt %Solid Comp. Solid


(%CaMgSi2O6+
%CaAl2Si2O8) (%Di+%An)

T = 1600 __100_ __80+20____ ____0_____ __NA____


T = 1350 __100_ __80+20____ ____0_____ __NA____
T = 1270 __57__ __65+35____ ____43____ __100Di__
T = 1250 __0___ __65+35____ ____100___ _80Di+20An_

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Binary Phase Diagram Exercise B

Problem 2. Figure 3 is a 2-component phase diagram that contains a eutectic and peritectic
invariant point. Solve for the following assuming equilibrium crystallization:

Composition X %Melt Comp. of Melt %Solid Comp. Solid


(%Mg2SiO4+%SiO2)
(%Fo+%En+%Cr)

T = 1900 _100__ _65+35_______ __0_____ _NA______


T = 1570 _100__ _65+35_______ __0_____ _NA______
T = 1550 __50__ _60+40_______ __50____ _100En____
T = 1530 __0___ __NA_________ __100___ _93En + 7Cr_

Composition Y

T = 1900 __100_ _85 + 15______ __0_____ _NA______


T = 1800 __100_ _85 + 15______ __0_____ _NA______
T = 1570 __46__ _67 + 33______ __54____ _100Fo____
T = 1550 __0___ _NA_________ __100___ _50Fo + 50En_

Composition Z

T = 1900 __100_ __40 + 60_____ ___0____ _NA______


T = 1550 __69__ __58 + 42_____ ___31___ _100Cr____
T = 1530 __0___ __NA________ ___100__ _57En+43Cr_

For composition X, lowering of the temperature from 1570EC to 1550EC changed the state of the
magma chamber dramatically. Describe what must have happened at the peritectic invariant point
when the temperature was lowered by this relatively small increment.

1570 -------------------------------------> 1550

100% melt 50% melt + 50% En

Fo and Cr components in the melt react together at the peritectic temperature to form solid
enstatite.

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Binary Phase Diagram Exercise B

Problem 3. Figure 4 is a 2-component sub-solidus phase diagram that contains a eutectic and
solvus. For solid feldspar phases, either Or-rich or Ab-rich, use a subscript (x) to indicate the
percent Ab in the solid solution since the x axis indicates this measure. Solve for the following
assuming equilibrium crystallization:

Composition X %Melt Comp. of Melt %Solid Comp. Solid


(%KAlSi3O8+ (%Or-FeldX +
%NaAlSi3O8 ) %Na-FeldX )

T = 1400 __100_ __95 + 5______ ___0____ _NA______


T = 1250 __7___ __73 + 27_____ ___93___ _100Or4____
T = 1000 __0___ __NA________ ___100__ _100Or5___
T = 800 __0___ __NA________ ___100__ _100Or5___

Composition Y

T = 1400 __100_ __45 + 55____ ___0____ _NA______


T = 1100 __81__ __50 + 50____ ___19___ _100Ab76__
T = 1000 __0___ __NA_______ ___100__ _33Or20 + 67Ab72
T = 800 __0___ __NA_______ ___100__ _39Or9 + 61Ab83

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Binary Phase Diagram Exercise B

Figure 2. Phase diagram for Problem 1.

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Binary Phase Diagram Exercise B

Figure 3. Phase diagram for Problem 2.

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Binary Phase Diagram Exercise B

Figure 4: Or-Ab Binary phase diagram.

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